EP2299897B1 - Photoacoustic measurement apparatus - Google Patents
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- Intensity of the light applied to the interior of the biological tissue is attenuated by absorption and dispersion during the process of propagating in the biological tissue, and thus little light reaches a deep part of the tissue.
- a measurement apparatus according to the present invention is defined according to appended claim 1.
- the illumination optical unit includes a first illumination optical unit and a second illumination optical unit that are arranged so that the inspection object is irradiated with the pulse beam from both sides thereof opposingly.
- the one of the first illumination optical unit and the second illumination optical unit on the side on which the acoustic signal detection unit is disposed and the acoustic signal detection unit are disposed so that a center axis of axial symmetry of a region in which the first illumination optical unit illuminates the inspection object and a center axis of axial symmetry of a region in which the acoustic signal detection unit detects an acoustic signal coincide with each other.
- Example 1 a structural example of a measurement apparatus to which the present invention is applied is described.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic structure of the measurement apparatus according to this example.
- the photoacoustic signal means an elastic wave (photoacoustic wave) itself generated by irradiating the inspection object with light
- the ultrasonic detector as the acoustic signal detection unit detects the photoacoustic signal as the photoacoustic wave
- a propagation time tx of the photoacoustic signal S that is an elastic wave can be determined from a peak interval of a waveform generated from the surface of the inspection object E contacting with the ultrasonic detector 400 and from a boundary of the absorber ⁇ .
- a propagation time t ⁇ of the photoacoustic signal S propagating in the absorber ⁇ can be determined from a peak interval generated from the boundary of the absorber ⁇ .
- vs a sonic speed in the biological tissue
- the distance between the surface of the inspection object E and the absorber ⁇ as well as the size of the absorber ⁇ can be calculated.
- spatial position information of the absorber ⁇ in the inspection object E can be obtained.
- the energy fluence of light propagating in an absorption dispersion medium such as a biological tissue can be calculated by using a light diffusion equation and a transport equation, and thus I ⁇ can be calculated.
- the amplitude ⁇ P measured by the ultrasonic detector 400 includes an influence of attenuation of the elastic wave generated in the absorber ⁇ when the elastic wave propagates in the biological tissue. Therefore, the intensity P ⁇ can be calculated by subtracting the influence of attenuation.
- the signal analyzer 500 reconstructs a spatial distribution of the absorption coefficient ⁇ a in the absorber ⁇ and in its periphery, whereby an image of the absorption characteristics in the inspection object E is generated.
- the wavelength of light emitted from the laser light source 1 is selected to be a wavelength corresponding to absorption spectrums of water, fat, protein, oxyhemoglobin, reduced hemoglobin, and the like constituting the biological tissue.
- the measurement apparatus measures concentration values of Hb and HbO 2 contained in blood in a biological tissue based on the absorption spectrums of HbO 2 and Hb with respect to multiple wavelengths.
- the spectral information of Hb and HbO 2 measured by the measurement apparatus can be utilized for diagnostics.
- a specific light source it may be formed of a semiconductor laser generating different wavelengths, a variable wavelength laser, or the like.
- the first illumination optical system 200 includes an optical fiber 5, a second beam splitter 6, optical fibers 7 and 8, and lenses 9 and 10.
- center axes of axial symmetry of the regions illuminated by the illumination optical systems coincide with each other, but the effect of combining the energy fluences of light can be obtained if full widths at half maximum of individual illumination light intensity distributions overlap each other partially.
- the ultrasonic detector 400 is an acoustic signal detection unit for detecting a photoacoustic signal S (photoacoustic wave) generated in the inspection object E, and is disposed on the same side as that of an irradiation surface of the first illumination optical system 200. In other words, the ultrasonic detector is disposed so that a detection surface of the ultrasonic detector 400 is positioned on the same side as that of the irradiation surface for the first illumination optical system 200 to irradiate the inspection object with the pulse beam, with respect to the inspection object.
- S photoacoustic wave
- a piezoelectric ceramic material such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT) or a polymer piezoelectric film material such as polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) can be used.
- PZT lead zirconate titanate
- PVDF polymer piezoelectric film material
- the backing member 14 is used for suppressing unnecessary oscillation of the ultrasonic oscillator 13.
- An example of a material that constitutes the backing member 14 includes polyurethane resin or silicone rubber.
- the acoustic matching layer 15 is disposed for transmitting the photoacoustic signal S effectively.
- the acoustic matching layer 15 made of a material having intermediate acoustic impedance is disposed between the piezoelectric element material and the biological tissue, whereby the reflection on the interface is decreased to transmit the photoacoustic signal S effectively.
- the first peak of the photoacoustic signal S is generated in a photoacoustic compression phase.
- the second peak is generated in a expansion phase, corresponding to a reflected wave in which the phase of the wave generated in the compression phase is inverted by a difference in acoustic impedance between the absorber ⁇ and a tissue of its periphery.
- the absorption of light energy is largest at the position 'a' on the light incidence side in the illustrated absorber ⁇ , and is second largest at the positions 'b' and 'h'. Further, the absorbed energy of light becomes smaller in the order of the positions 'c' and 'g', the positions 'd' and 'f', and the position 'e' as going to a deeper part of the absorber.
- the controller 600 is connected to the laser driver 2 of the pulse beam generator 100 and controls the timing, the light intensity, and the like of emission of the pulse beam.
- a member denoted by the same reference symbol as in FIG. 1 has the same function as described above with reference to FIG. 1 .
- the acousto-optic beam splitter 21 reflects light emitted from the pulse beam generator 100 and permits the acoustic wave such as the photoacoustic signal S to pass therethrough.
- the acousto-optic beam splitter 21 includes the above-mentioned material having a high transmittance property and a low attenuation property with respect to the light for irradiation and the acoustic wave, and a thin film layer 22 such as aluminum or silver having high reflection characteristics with respect to the light for irradiation, which is formed on the material.
- An ultrasonic detector 404 is a 2D array probe that is similar to the one described above with reference to FIG. 9 . There are gaps among the multiple arranged ultrasonic oscillators 13, and the divided portions of the optical fiber 23 are disposed in the gaps.
- An ultrasonic detector 406 includes an ultrasonic oscillator 25, a backing member 26, and an acoustic matching layer 27.
- PZNT lead zinc niobate titanate
- a material constituting the backing member 26 and the acoustic matching layer 27 As an example of a material constituting the backing member 26 and the acoustic matching layer 27, a material similar to the one described above with reference to FIG. 1 can be used.
- the center axes of axial symmetry of the illuminated regions and the center axis of the ultrasonic detector coincide with each other, but the effect of detecting the high contrast signal can be obtained if the full width at half maximum of the illumination light intensity distribution overlaps partially with the full width at half maximum of the ultrasonic detection region.
- this example exemplifies the spectral analyzing method utilizing characteristics of the absorption spectrums of the oxyhemoglobin and the reduced hemoglobin as an example of using a wavelength in a range from 600 to 1,500 nm, but this example should not be interpreted as a limitation.
- the first illumination optical system 200 and the second illumination optical system 300 are disposed to be opposed to each other via the inspection object disposed therebetween. Further, the center axes of axial symmetry of the regions illuminated by the illumination optical systems coincide with each other, and the ultrasonic detector 400 is disposed on the same surface as the irradiation surface of the first illumination optical system 200. In other words, the detection surface of the ultrasonic detector 400 is positioned on the same side as that of the irradiation surface for the first illumination optical system 200 to irradiate the inspection object with the pulse beam, with respect to the inspection object.
- the ultrasonic detector 400 may be disposed not on the side of the first illumination optical system 200 but on the side of the second illumination optical system 300 in the example described above.
- Example 2 a structural example of a measurement apparatus having a form different from that of Example 1 is described.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a schematic structure of the measurement apparatus according to this example.
- the other divided beam is reflected by the mirrors 31 and 32, and then is enlarged by the lens 33 that is obliquely disposed at the angle ⁇ in the opposite direction to the lens 30 with respect to the ultrasonic detector 403, so as to illuminate the surface of the inspection object E from the other side of the ultrasonic detector 403.
- the energies of light projected in this structure are combined in the inspection object E, and hence the energy fluence of light reaching a deep part of the inspection object E can be increased.
- the controller 601 stores the calculated position information of the absorption coefficient ⁇ a of the wavelength ⁇ 1 and the image in the memory 700.
- steps similar to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth steps described above are performed until the measurement of every measurement positions are finished.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 are schematic block diagrams of a measurement apparatus of another example according to Example 2.
- FIG. 15 is a side view
- FIG. 16 is an upper view.
- the beam passes through the circular opening part of the ultrasonic detector 405 so as to illuminate the surface of the inspection object E via the housing 43 and the matching agent 44.
- the ultrasonic detector 405 is similar to the one described above with reference to FIG. 11 .
- the spherical absorber ⁇ positioned in the inspection object E is deformed to be flat in the pressing direction.
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